Corporate Security Policies

The need to secure business sites has increased along with the intensification of competition. Information constitutes the core asset of any corporate entity and as information is being increasingly stored on digital media, it is imperative that companies institute security policies which would limit access to the said media and, quite possibly, their physical location (Fernandez and Sinibaldi, 2003; CoreStreet, 2006)…

Introduction

Referring to both theory and practice, this essay will investigate the strategies companies utilize for the design and implementation of their security policies.
Todorov (2007) highlights the imperatives of implementing physical security policies. Even while conceding to the importance of automated, computer-mediated security systems, Todorov (2007) contends that the importance of physically securing sensitive sites within a company cannot be overlooked. Concurring, Fernandez and Sinibaldi (2003) explain that the securitization of sensitive physical sites within a corporate structure is comprised of four principle components. First is the management of physical locations, whereby the access control system policy should be designed and implemented with the purpose of controlling access to locations/sites. Second is the control of who may access a restricted room. As different types of employees may have access to different areas/sites within the company, it is necessary to implement an authentication and authorization role-based access control system. ...

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There is a lack in the security training which we have observed. The employee training for the use of systems is adequate but there is a lack in the security training which we have observed. The aspect of the psychology of the employee in this regard was overlooked. At The Company Employee training so far regarding security has been confined to six hours of lectures followed by a video and an…

The ERP platform is designed and implemented to control majority of the business process in the company. The users in the geographically separated locations like 2 factories and 4 sales offices are connected using remote connectivity. This also enables the users to interact with the system in a secure environment to manage workflows.…

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Never the less, times have changed and the recent past has seen a lot of regulations and legislation which impacts information security. Some of these legislations are the European Data Protection Directive, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the Capital Adequacy Directive, just to mention but a few. In the event of these new compliance rules organization are being forced to resort a range of codes and…

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